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A Time for Serious Thought
Canadians area little out of their
depth right now. The rapid changes in
the composition of our government, cap-
ped by the news that we are to face a
federal election has left most of us slight-
ly out of breath.
The situation in Ottawa is not a pret-
ty one, admittedly, but neither is it the
final phase of a dying democracy. As a
matter of fact, the plain words which
have been spoken in the past few weeks
may lead us, in due time, to a higher
level of policitcal honesty and foresight.
There is no longer any doubt about
the fact that there was a serious differ-
ence of opinion within the Cabinet—but
is it such bad news, after all? The min-
isters who have resigned have done so
because they felt that they could not
align themselves with a national defence
policy in which they did not believe.
Surely that is better than following like
sheep.
On the other hand we are prepared
to accept the Prime Minister's declaration
that he was following the course he be-
lieved best for the nation. The Opposi-
tion has neglected no opportuity to bring
about the collapse of the government and
will now have an opportunity to explain
how it proposes to guide the nation out
of its present embarrassing position.
The great danger in the entire af-
fair is that Canadian voters will lose con-
fidence in the leaders who have been
speaking for them on Parliament Hill and
turn to radical forms of government for
a solution. It is likely that the two ma-
jor parties will emerge with much more
solid plans for Canada's future after they
have been through the hardening process
of this present crisis.
We Have Lost a Good Friend
The sudden passing of Mrs. W. J.
Greer at the week -end will leave many in
this community with a deep sense of
personal loss. She was a faithful friend
and an unflagging worker for those caus-
es in which she believed.
Her church, the Hospital Auxiliary,
the Easter Seal committtee of the Lions
club all benefited beyond description be-
.ause of her faithful efforts.
We at The Advance -Times will cer-
tainly be at a loss to find some other
person who will take an equal interest in
reporting the meetings and other func-
tions for the benefit of newspaper read-
ers. Many, many of the accurate and
detailed reports you have read in these
pages were from her pen, and we relied
upon her in no small way.
A lady, in the finest sense of that
word, Mrs. Greer has contributed much
to the growth of this community. She
will long be remembered.
Tribute to a Former "Boss"
It was this writer's privilege last
Friday evening, to voice the respect and
admiration of the provincial newspaper
fraternity as J. M. Southcott, publisher of
The Exeter Times -Advocate, was honored
as "Newspaperman of the Year". The pre-
sentation took place at the annual meet-
ing of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers
Association in the Royal York Hotel, To-
ronto.
Mr. Southcott has brought honor to
the weekly newspaper profession through..
out his more than 60 years in the busi-
ness. A man of sterling personal quali-
ties, Mel Southcott never found it neces-
sary to try a "fast deal" to succeed in
business. His prime attribute was an
unswerving belief in the future of his
town. Not only has he served on all its
public bodies, but he has, through the
years, invested hundreds of thousands of
dollars in his own plant and as a conse-
quence his prize-winning newspaper has
brought recognition and no small amount
of prosperity to the town of Exeter.
As we addressed him, however, our
first thoughts were of the years during
which we worked for him on the Exeter
paper. One really learns about a man as
his employee—and in our case we found
him just and considerate. His standards
were set so high that we gained an en-
tirely new perspective about the worthi-
ness of honest and dedicated newspaper
work.
It is our pleasure to pay tribute, pub-
licly, to a man who has so ably demon-
strated that sound and honest private en-
terprise is a jewel none of us can afford
to cast aside. -
A New Plan is Needed
This week's mail brought in a two-
color, 4 -page folder, issued by one of the
Province's larger labor unions, In red -
lettered scare headlines are the words
"You Need Medicare"! The text of the
folder proceeds to point out that we just
simply have to have a government-spon-
sored plan of medical insurance.
This piece of literature provides a
startling example of the new tactics pre-
sently being employed in politics. Per
sonally we find something highly offen-
sive in being told "You Need Medicare".
We would prefer to decide for ourselvds
just what we need. Our own opinion is
�,,r,�., government medicare plan is the
%�!;t thing we need.
As we have mentioned before, the
Saskatchewan medicare plan has so far
proven beyond a doubt the folly of try-
ing to force social services upon a people
who don't want them. If there are any
Alirpr doubts about the efficiency and
it;'ability of government insurance plans,
just 'glance at the record of the national
unemployment insurance scheme. In
operation for 20 years, contributed to not
only by working people, but equally by
their employers (who cannot benefit),
the fund is practically bankrupt before
any major unemployment has been ex-
perienced.
The country's taxpayers will now
be called upon to throw in a few odd mil-
lions to bolster up a public insurance
scheme, In fact, the entire concept of
"insurance" against unemployment is a
farce. We might as well call it a tax and
leave it at that.
It is about time we faced the fact
that we are not wealthy enough to pro-
vide cradle -to -coffin insurance against
all the ills that may ever beset us. Such
staggering amountsof money are required
that the entire income of the nation
could be absorbed in providing social se-
curity and there would be nothing left
over for what we need most of all—
courageous expansion into new fields of
endeavour. We need more businesses,
more mines, more factories ----more acti-
vity. Not more insurance.
if, by any chance, we ever do feel
we need a medicare plan, we would like
the freedom of arriving at that conclusion
on our own steam—not because we were
told what we wanted by a labor union.
One Moment
Please
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fay Rev. Donald Sinclair,
Wiogham, Ontario
GRACE TO BEAR IT
Often in temptation ortrfal,
the thought uppermost in our
mind, is how to get out of it
instead of what to get out of it,
The Apostle Paul tells us,
"There hath no temptation ta-
ken you but such as is common
to man; but God is faithful,
who will not suffer you to be
tempted above that ye are able;
but will with the temptation
also make a. way to escape,
that ye may be able to hear it."
1 Cor. 10:13, Note that the
verse does not say "That ye may
be able to escape it", but "to
bear it." That is, if we meet
it trusting in Him, He will
bring us through. lie is faith-
ful to keep us from being
tempted beyond the strength
that He is able and willing to
give us at any moment.
The verse says that He will
"make a way to escape" im-
plying that the way may be dif-
ferent on different occasions
and for different people, Cer-
tainly the victory always de-
pends on what Christ has done
for us at the cross and the in-
dwelling presence of the Holy
Spirit. But at the moment of
temptation God may bring to
our minds a Scripture Text
which is exactly appropriate, or
He may help us through a line
or a stanza of a hymn, or
through the counsel of some
Christian friend. When Christ-
ian met Appollyon in the Val-
ley of Humiliation, it was the
Sword of the Spirit that finally
enabled him to conquer the
Devil. And that was what
Christ used when He was tempt-
ed in the desert.
There is also some satisfac-
tion in knowing that our tempta-
tions are not unique, that the
same kinds of temptation have
attacked the sdin s down through
the ages, yet they were over -
comers by His grace. But the
greatest comfort, comes from
knowing that we have a great
High Priest wht Atvas in all
points tempted like as we are,
yet without sin. Let us there-
fore come boldly unto the throne
of grace, that we may obtain
mercy, and find grace to help
in time of need." Our weak-
ness ought not to discourage us,
for the Lord said to Paul, "My
grace is sufficient for thee; for
my strength is made perfect in
weakness" 2 Cor. 12:9; and
some of those in Faith's Hall of
Fame "out of weakness were
made strong". Heb. 11:34.
BOX 390
Seaforth, Ontario,
February 11, 1963
Advance -Times
Wingham, Ontario.
Dear Sir:
On behalf of the Huron Coun-
ty Tuberculosis Association we
would appreciate your publica-
tion of this letter in your news-
paper by way of extending
thanks to all who have helped
to make our 1962 Christmas
Seal Campaign a success to
date. We appreciate the gener-
osity of those, who, by their
contributions, are assisting in
the control of this dread disease
in our County. Such contribu-
tions finance free chest clinics
in five County centres and an
educational program in promo-
ting same. The present cam-
paign ends February 28th; it is
hoped that many of the 6300
residents who have not yet sent
in their contributions will do so
before that date, in order that
our work need not be curtailed.
The officers of the Association
would particularly like to thank
all volunteers who helped in
folding the seals, the post-
masters and their assistants in
delivering the seals and Station
CICNX Wingham for their con-
tribution of advtrtising. The
officers of the Association want
to thank you, Mr. Editor, for
the publicity that you have
freely given this important
cause.
Yours sincerely,
D.T. Stewart,
Chairtnan,
Christmas Seal Comm,
THE NAVY'S BIGGEST — The tanker -
supply ship Provider, largest vessel ever
built in Canada for the RCN, made an
impressive sight—and splash ---when she
was launched in July, 1962, at Lauzon,
Quebec. The 22,000 -ton ship is due to
commission in July, 1963, and will serve
as an on -the -spot source of fuel and sup-
plies for ships deployed in operational
areas. She will also have a helicopter
landing platform, hangar and repair fa-
cilities.—( National Defence Photo).
UturtutiZtinie
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At this time of year, I can
hardly stand myself, let alone
my wife, my neighbor's wife,
and various other people I'm
supposed to love. Bearing this
in mind, perhaps you will ex-
cuse the faintly anti -romantic
tone of the following.
Nothing disconcerts a
woman quite as much as the
suggestion that she is not the
fingers -to -the -bone type of
worker she claims to be. And
that's a big statement, be-
cause an awful lot of things
disconcert a woman.
Trouble is, most men swal-
low this legend. They come
home from work with their
tails dragging, and barely
have their coats off when the
recital starts. They react in
various ways to the avalanche.
that flows from Mum on every-
thing she did from the time
she got out of bed this morn-
ing,
One of the most widely
used methods of retaining
sanity is to paste an interest-
ed look on your face, go right
on eating your dinner, and
emit a repertoire of small
sounds indicating incredulity,
approval and sympathy, ac-
companied by popping the
eyes, if your mouth is full,
wagging your head from time
to time, and shrugging your
shoulders at the opportune
moment. This gets you
through the meal. Then she
says. "Why do you never talk
to me?"
* * *
Another way of countering
the vivid account of the way
she got at the ironing right
after she made the beds is to
say, "Oh, put a sock in it.
Who the hell cares how long
it took you to wax the floor?"
But this method is not
recommended unless your
wife is paralyzed from the.
waist down. And up.
The more subtle and intel-
ligent approach is one I have
developed, and which I am
too public-spirited to keep to
myself. It is to read women's
magazines. Practically every
one of them these days con-
tains an article about how to
hold your husband.
For example, this week I
found a couple of dandies.
One reads: Stop Boring Your
Husband! The second asks,
Are You Exploiting Your
Husband? Just crease the
magazine at the article, put
some fingerprints on it, and
underline a few pregnant
phrases. Then leave the open
magazine in some place
where she's likely to see it,
such as the bathroom or in-
side the refrigerator.
Next, find a few murder
mysteries in which husbands
have done away with their
wives. Or news stories in
which a man has gone ber-
serk and axed his entire
family. Get into the habit of
reading them aloud to your
wife, jovially, and with relish.
Start grinding up aspirin tab-
lets and dropping them into
glasses of milk just as she
enters the room.
When she ,tarts talking
about working so hard, fix
her with a piercing stare and
ask softly, "Are you really un-
happy with your life, dar-
ling?" This method is practi-
cally guaranteed to give her
something else to think about
besides what she told the
milkman when he short-
changed her.
* * *
It's all very well for women
to talk about how hard they
work, and what a state their
nerves are in, from the con-
tinual pressure of "kids, kids,
kids!" But I, for one, am not
interested, and don't believe
a word of it. Third of all, I'd
rather talk about me.
If life is such a round of
drudgery, why are they so
frantic to get married? Oh, I
know the answer to this one.
too. It goes, "I certainly didn't
expect it to be like this. You
used to talk to me about
everything. Now you just sit
there with your nose in the
paper. Other people's hus-
bands talk to them."
Of course they do, and so
would we, wouldn't we, chaps,
if our wives would only SHUT
UP!
Don't expect her to admit
it, but today's woman, if she
is a fair mechanic, has a life
that would make her grand-
mother turn green with envy.
Somebody else does her bak-
ing. A machine does her wash-
ing. The milk and groceries
are delivered (unless she lives
in the city, where the latter
amenity has been dispensed
with). She doesn't have to
pump water or chop kindling
or shovel snow or shoot In-
dians or drive a team or birth
babies or preserve fruit.
* * *
She has so many time -sav-
ing devices she hasn't time to
look after theni all. And with
radio, television, and tele-
phone, she doesn't have to
suffer the worst plague of her
grandmother—loneliness.
Or does she?
On top of the mechanical
aids that have removed the
drudgery from her life, she
has a husband who might
think that a woman's place is
in the home—but wouldn't
dare say it. Come on, kids,
confess that you never had it
so good.
Or do you?
Happy Valentine's Day.
And even if it's only old Bill
Smiley --4 love you.